Best friend turned enemy? Marrying the villain, if she runs, I'll run too.

Du Xinyue explained her plan.

The assistant hesitated, "Sister Xinyue, you are, after all, the second female lead in this drama. If you do this, it will affect the entire drama, and it might also affect you..."

"Just a supporting role? Who cares? I want to be the lead. In all these years since I debuted, have you ever seen me play a supporting role in a small web series?"

"Besides, do you think this drama would have aired smoothly even if I hadn't done this? With Meng Tang's laughable directing skills, without Cheng Youjun to back her up, her works would lose even their only redeeming quality: good acting. Who would buy into that?"

Du Xinyue said with disdain, "Anyway, if 'The Wrongful Conspiracy' doesn't change the female lead, it will definitely flop, and the investment of several million will go down the drain. Moreover, I think it's not just me, but probably no one in the entire crew would want Li Su."

"By doing this, I've actually cleared obstacles for the production team. They'll have to thank me if the show can be broadcast smoothly in the future."

Although with her current status, she is far from being able to play the female lead in big productions, but with her looks, she would definitely be the female lead in a low-budget web series like this.

But now she's been replaced by Li Su, who only played a brainless supporting female character and was even a cannon fodder character who was written out without a few lines. Doesn't that lower her status?

Therefore, she must win back this female lead.

So what if Li Su has powerful connections? As long as the entire crew is on her side, Meng Tang will have no choice but to reconsider the choice of the female lead if she doesn't want things to get out of control.

Du Xinyue was making plans with great confidence.

*

"Have you seen the online rumors? They say that Li Su got the lead role by bribing the director because her family is rich?"

"With Li Su's terrible acting skills, does anyone even need to expose this? It's obvious that her backer must have bribed Director Meng through shady means. Otherwise, would she, a nobody actress who can't even find her place on camera, have gotten the lead role?"

"Li Su's acting is terrible. Does that mean Director Meng's directing is acceptable? These two are equally bad. In the past, with Cheng Youjun, at least his acting skills were there. Even if Director Meng's level was bad, it would still make some waves after it aired."

"Now they've put Li Su in the lead role. I don't think there's any point in making this show anymore. Even if it were made, nobody would buy it after it airs. Look how fiercely people are criticizing it online. Netizens are telling Li Su to get out of the entertainment industry."

"A drama has just started filming and it's already being criticized so harshly by netizens, with a joint boycott. If the female lead isn't replaced soon, the drama might not even be able to be filmed!"

Meng Tang stopped in her tracks. "If you have something to say, come and say it to me directly. Aren't you afraid of biting your tongue by spreading rumors behind my back?"

The crew members were startled and quickly lowered their heads, "Director Meng, we... we were just talking about things online, we didn't say anything else..."

"The keyboard warriors on the internet are all ignorant, just parroting what others say, and believing whatever they hear. Can you believe what they say? You've been in the entertainment industry for quite some time now, and you still don't understand this basic principle."

"You'll be misled by these netizens who distort the truth. The show has only just started filming, and they're already criticizing it. Do they think their job is too easy, or do they want to quit?"

They're all just working people who get paid to do things, so naturally no one wants to lose their job because of gossip.

After saying "I dare not" a few times, the staff member picked up the equipment and ran away.

"Let's see what's going on with the online comments."

Tong Tong quickly took out her phone and saw that the trending topic was actually displayed quite high up in the search results.

"Sister Tang, someone is badmouthing Li Su, saying that she got the role by bringing her own investment and used her connections to squeeze out the original female lead, Du Xinyue, in order to act opposite Cheng Youjun."

"Cheng Youjun released 'The Wrongful Conspiracy' because he couldn't stand Li Su using capital to suppress people. Now people on the internet are criticizing Li Su for having no acting skills, no manners, and no shame, and they sympathize with Du Xinyue for having her role taken away."

Meng Tang, her face grim, picked up her phone and scanned the comments, letting out a cold laugh.

"Du Xinyue's clumsy methods are really not respectable. I originally thought that since we had worked together a few times before and her pay was relatively cheap, even though her acting skills are not great, giving her a supporting role would be a favor."

"Unexpectedly, instead of thinking about how to improve her acting skills, this guy is only thinking about scheming against others. He wants to be the leading lady so badly, ha, let's see if she has the good fortune to enjoy it."

When the cast of "The Wrongful Conspiracy" was officially announced, Meng Tang was criticized online for being blind and for her poor directing skills.

Meng Tang didn't care at all, but she couldn't stand it when she saw someone insulting her best friend.

Moreover, Meng Tang could tell at a glance that these comments that suddenly appeared online were deliberately misleading people, and that person must be Du Xinyue, who had just had a falling out with Li Su.

Tong Tong exclaimed in surprise, "Did Du Xinyue do this? But the online criticism is so harsh, it's not only affecting the actress herself, but also the promotion of our show. Do we need to issue a statement to speak up for Li Su?"

Tong Tong thought that although Meng Tang and Li Su were mortal rivals in love, they were at least cooperating now. For the sake of the drama, she couldn't let Li Su bear the bad reputation of being accused of bringing her own investment to the production.

"A dry explanation alone will not do any good."

Meng Tang's eyes lit up, and an idea came to her. She whispered something to Tong Tong in her ear.

Tong Tong was a little worried: "Director Meng, can Li Su do this? I'm afraid that if we put it on, it will have the opposite effect."

Meng Tang smiled enigmatically, "Don't worry, no one but her can do it."

Tong Tong was suspicious. When did Sister Tang become so confident in her arch-enemy? It was as if she knew Li Su very well.

Upon arriving at the film set, I saw that the staff had already enthusiastically set up Du Xinyue's wire harness, while there was hardly anyone around Li Su, and no one was setting up her wire harness.

Having acted for so many years, Meng Tang could tell at a glance that Li Su was being isolated.

It seems that Du Xinyue deliberately hired those online trolls to slander Li Su's reputation, especially since the original owner of Li Su's body didn't have a good reputation to begin with.

Therefore, the crew members are now quietly boycotting her.

"We're about to start filming, so why haven't you prepared the actors' pre-production materials yet? What, are you waiting for me to come in person?"

The assistant director stepped forward and sighed, "Director Meng, have you seen the trending topics online? There's a lot of negative feedback about Li Su online right now, and even our show's official Weibo account has been flooded with criticism from netizens."

"Actually, I think that based on Li Su's previous acting performance, she really can't shoulder the responsibility of this leading lady. On the contrary, Du Xinyue has worked with us several times, and her acting skills are quite good."

"Why don't we cut our losses before filming starts and let Du Xinyue play the female lead? That would be safer. What do you think, Director Meng?"